The Amateur Naturalist

Can a Jurassic Park Scenario Really Come to Life - in 2027

Tommy Fowler Season 2 Episode 27

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In Episode #27 I will discuss how a United States company is working on genetically using DNA from extinct animals to bring them back.  The first animals they are working on are the Woolly Mammoth, the Dodo bird, and the Tasmanian Wolf (also called the Tasmanian Tiger.

Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors.  I am "The Amateur Naturalist".


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We will talk about:

  • In this episode I will discuss the company Colossal Biosciences ... the company doing the DNA work to bring back some extinct animals like the Woolly Mammoth, the Dodo bird and the Tasmanian Wolf.
  • When is the soonest this could happen?
  • Is it truly possible?
  • What will this do for the Artic environment?  We will mention the improvement in not only biodiversity but also to the climate.
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The short music intro and outro is:
"Hickory Hollow" by Dan Lebowitz.
I love this music.  Thank you, Dan.

This music is royalty free.

Sources this week:
Colossal Biosciences;  http://colossal.com

Scientists are reincarnating the Woolly Mammoth to return in 4 years;  Popular mechanics magazine; January 30, 2023; by Tim Newcomb

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